KB Practices and the Impact on Papuan Women Reproductive Health Usman Idris; Simon Abdi K. Frank; Reni F. Hindom
Cenderawasih University
Abstract
KB (Family Planning) is one of the Indonesian governments policy programs in order to reduce the population rate as well as to improve reproductive health in Indonesia. Papua is one of the areas that has high reproductive health vulnerability, for this reason the government through the BKKBN has created the Kampung KB program to introduce family planning to the Papuan people. For this reason, this study aims to describe and analyze family planning practices and their impact on Papuan women. A case study was conducted in Waena Village, which is one of the Kampung KB in Jayapura City, Papua. The research method used is descriptive qualitative using an ethnographic approach. The determination of the informants was done purposively by assigning one of the key informants. Data analysis includes data reduction, data description and interpretation. The results showed that the practice of KB was carried out by women of childbearing age using a variety of forms of KB, some using Pill KB (birth control pills), and KB Spiral (intrauterine device). In addition, the family planning program has provided education to increase insight into reproductive health, types of diseases, and women feel more valued and treated better by men with the KB program. In addition, the existence of the Kampung KB program also has an impact on community social activities, such as fostering youth and children to have a clean and healthy lifestyle that is oriented towards family welfare.
